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MSO to VEL: distance & flight time
Missoula (Missoula International Airport) → Vernal (Vernal Regional Airport)
502 mi
808 km · 437 nm
1h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
502 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 34m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- MSO — Missoula International Airport · Missoula, United States
- VEL — Vernal Regional Airport · Vernal, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MSO
- FCA · Glacier Park International Airport97 mi away
- BTM · Bert Mooney Airport101 mi away
- HLN · Helena Regional Airport102 mi away
- SMN · Lemhi County Airport124 mi away
Near VEL
- FBR · Fort Bridger Airport81 mi away
- RKS · Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport83 mi away
- PUC · Carbon County Regional/Buck Davis Field87 mi away
- EVW · Evanston-Uinta County Airport-Burns Field98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSO from VEL?
The flight distance from Missoula (MSO) to Vernal (VEL) is 502 miles (808 km, 437 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSO to VEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 34m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSO to VEL?
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